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A. O'. `ALLLIS, OF DAYTON, OHIO.

Leners Batam No. t74,268, dan@ February 11, 1868.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CON CERN:

Be it known that I, A. Q. ALIIS, of Dayton, in the county of Montgomery, and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and improved Sulky-Plough; and' I do hereby declare that the following` is a full4 and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of this specification, in whichf `Figure 1 is an isometrica] view, Figure 2- a side elevation, and Figure 3. a cross-section. The nature of this invention consists, first, in connecting a plough to a sulky by means of a clevis, working i-n a serrated link, and attaching the horses to the plough-beam by the ordinary means, so that the driver, while riding uponrthe'sulk'y, can direct the movements of the plough as easily as, and with greater convenience than, if walking behind the plough; second, in attaching the plough by means of the aforesaid link to a bar or lever, one end of which is attached to the axle by a joint, while the other can -be raised or lowered by a handle, within convenient reach of the driver, and is kept in position by guide-bars with a series of-teeth,'in which a catch is engaged or released by a lever, the whole forming a means for raising or lowering the plough as occasion may require; third, in the serrated or toothed link, to which the plough is attached' by means of a`clevis and pin, which holds'the plough firmly in positiomand, by changing the position of the clcvis and pin, allows the ploughing of a wide or narrow furrow, as is desired.

Letters of likename refer to like parts in each of the figures.

A represents the wheels, frame, &c., of the sulky; B represents the serrated link, in which the clevis Gs held -hysa pin resting in the teeth; D is the har or lever attached to the axle by ajoint, E, which allows the end to move vertically between the guide-bars F; G is the catch and 1everen,ga'ging the teeth in the guide bars F.

' The principal advantages that my 4improved sulky-plough has over others of this kind now in use are, that while allowing the horses to Vbe attached directly to the plough by the common method, it gives the driverconplete control of it, enabling him to plough a deep ,or shallow, wide or narrow furrow, or to lift the plough entirelyv above the ground whengoing to or returning from the field, and, that while more ea'sy to operate than others, it is more simple in' its operation andI construction, andless liable to get out'of repair.

When the driver wishes to `raise the plough from the ground, he disengages the catch Gr by means of the lever, and presses downwards upon the lever D, the front end of which is raised, bringing with it the plough.

WhatI claim as'my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,`is'- i v 1. The serrated link B, or its equivalent, for the purposes and substantially as herein described.

2. The lever and bar D, or its equivalent, used fox` the purpose substantially as herein set forth.

, 3. The combination and arrangement `of the guide-bars F and the catch and lever G, for the -purpose and substantially as herein set forth. h n

4. The combination of the severalparts, for the -purpose and substantially as herein set forth.

A. Q. ALLIS.

Witnesses:

WM. MITCHELL, Tiros. D. MITCHELL. 

